1st Edition

Chinese Macrosecuritization China's Alignment in Global Security Discourses

By Juha A. Vuori Copyright 2024
262 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a holistic picture of Chinese global security discourses, with a focus on macrosecuritizations. The work examines how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has aligned itself within global security discourses. This is approached through the theory of securitization, specifically by using the notion of macrosecuritization as the lens for its analysis. The book offers the first... Read more

Introduction: Securitizing Global Concerns

1. From Securitization to Macrosecuritization

2. Security in China

3. The Cold War Then and Now

4. Anti-Nuclear Discourse in China

5. Climate Security with Chinese Characteristics

6. China’s War on Terror

7. Potential Chinese Macrosecuritization Issues

8. Making Sense of China’s Alignment in Security Discourses with Global Referents

Biography

Juha A. Vuori is Professor of International Politics at Tampere University in Finland. His recent publications include Visual Security Studies: Sights and Spectacles of Insecurity and War (co-ed. with Rune Andersen, 2018) and Critical Security and Chinese Politics: The Anti-Falungong Campaign (2014).